9 Ways to Refinish Wooden Furniture

Kathryn SukalichMay 14, 2013 8 Comments

Before you throw away your old wooden furniture, consider how you might give it a makeover. We've rounded up a handful of techniques you can use to refinish old furniture along with easy-to-understand tutorials. Click through to see what you can do to turn an eyesore into an attention-grabber.

Photo: Monica Ewing/Craft Nest

Wallpaper

When you think about refinishing wood furniture, you might assume paint or stain are the only tools at your disposal. This doesn't have to be the case. Crafty Nest blogger Monica Ewing specializes in upcycling shabby, unwanted items, and her tutorial for how to make a wallpapered cart showcases her skills.

To do this at home, simply leave the portions of the wood you plan to cover with wallpaper unpainted and instead paint them with glue. Then you'll apply the wallpaper and cover with a second layer of glue to protect the paper. Visit Crafty Nest for a complete list of instructions.

Lovely ideas for reviving old and new furniture, honoured to be included!

AJ Lambo

Well, you can really underestimate the charm and chic of old furniture revived…

jamie

Did anyone notice the braided rug under the dresser? Rugs c

an be made with scrap fabric.

http://www.2savefurniture.co.uk/ Jason Joneh

Refinish the old wooden furniture is indeed a very good idea. Wooden made furniture is best among all furniture materials. While you refinishing your wooden furniture, you probably thinking about paint and stains. Thanks Kathryn for posting this amazing guide here.

http://premiumpatio.com.au/ Emma Wilson

Great inspiration. This is such an awesome post. Great info for making old stuff look new again with these furniture refinishing secret .

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